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Recent Examples of rifleman
Rubio, who joined the Marines less than a year ago, was trained as an infantry rifleman and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, the base said.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
Dave Brubeck, already an accomplished jazz pianist, serving in a military band at a Riverside, California, base, was reassigned, trained, then shipped overseas as a replacement infantry rifleman.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Those services can include playing taps and providing riflemen.
—Jordan Rusche, Twin Cities, 6 Oct. 2025
Ming was eulogized during the service and more pomp that comes with a traditional law enforcement funeral service was carried out including the folding and presenting of the flag that draped his casket, a 21-gun salute (seven riflemen firing three volleys), and the playing of taps.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
Dave Brubeck, already an accomplished jazz pianist, serving in a military band at a Riverside, California, base, was reassigned, trained, then shipped overseas as a replacement infantry rifleman.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Those services can include playing taps and providing riflemen.
—Jordan Rusche, Twin Cities, 6 Oct. 2025
Ming was eulogized during the service and more pomp that comes with a traditional law enforcement funeral service was carried out including the folding and presenting of the flag that draped his casket, a 21-gun salute (seven riflemen firing three volleys), and the playing of taps.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifleman
Noun
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Mullin awarded the officers medals for their heroic actions during the attack, when a sniper fired 17 shots from a nearby rooftop at the Dallas facility.—
Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Armed guards patrolled federal buildings; machine-gun-toting snipers perched on rooftops.—
Sarita Gupta,
Time,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Along the way, the sharpshooter, who spent all three of his college seasons in Ames, Iowa, scored 20 points and knocked down four 3-pointers in an 82-63 win over Kentucky in the round of 32.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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But on Sunday, Nakase inserted sharpshooter Cecilia Zandalasini for defensive stopper Charles.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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“Rifleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifleman. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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